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Naamah

the Ammonitess, mother of Rehoboam

An Ammonite wife of Solomon and mother of King Rehoboam, whose foreign origin is noted each time she is mentioned.

5 appearances4 Bible books2 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Naamah the Ammonitess was among the foreign wives taken by King , about whom 1 Kings 11 says they turned his heart after their gods in his old age. She holds a distinctive place in the narrative because she is specifically identified as the mother of , who succeeded Solomon on the throne of (1 Kgs 14:21, 31; 2 Chr 12:13). Her origin is noted each time her name appears, underscoring the significance of a foreign queen mother in the Davidic line.

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